Coroner misidentified Las Vegas woman in August shooting

The Clark County coroner’s bureau reidentified a pistillate whose sanction and property were incorrectly provided to section media aft her August death.

Paula McGuire, 63, of Las Vegas was killed successful a triple shooting connected Aug. 10 connected the 200 artifact of West Chicago Avenue, according to the coroner’s office.

The coroner initially identified the pistillate arsenic Pauline Wilson, 53.

The coroner’s bureau said Wednesday that McGuire had a lengthy apprehension grounds successful respective states and often gave retired antithetic names and dates of birth.

“After verifying with the FBI and besides her relatives, her sanction was confirmed to beryllium Paula McGuire,” the coroner’s bureau said.

The coroner’s bureau typically uses fingerprints to initially place a person, but names are not released publically until the household is notified of the death.

McGuire was 1 of 3 radical changeable during a rent quality with a landlord. Dawn Paynter, 57, besides died successful the shooting.

Arnoldo Sanchez, 78, is being held without bail connected 2 counts of unfastened execution and 1 number of attempted murder, according to jailhouse records.

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